—Oscar Wilde. One good thing about They Both Die At The End is that it's not just the pair of boys finding each other, going for a walk and then oops, you're dead at the end. However, there is something particular about it that inspired me to begin my column with it. Silvera’s novel has a certain colloquial charm about it, even as it broaches sensitive subjects like grief and teenage motherhood. Rufus and Mateo do go for a walk, but there's a party, quite a few life-or-death situations, and love. There's more to it than that. “They Both Die at the End” is the first thing that caught my eye about this book. The date is September 5, 2017 and Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio are both going to die. (Photo courtesy Olu Odu) Adam Silvera’s They Both Die at the End is not the most heart wrenching book I read this past summer, nor would I dub it a literary must-read. Most people exist, that’s all. They Both Die At The End is a devastating yet uplifting story about two people whose lives change over the course of one unforgettable day. Genres: Young Adult. They Both Die at the End is a prime example of his skill at asking the most relevant questions of all of us." They Both Die at the End Page 1 . In the past year or so, They Both Die at the End, initially published in 2017, has climbed to the top of bestseller lists, making history as the first YA book featuring queer Latinx characters to hit #1 for the NYT bestsellers.And rightfully so. Based on the Novel by Adam Silvera, the show is set in the near-future where everyone receives a bureaucratic phone call notifying them at the start of their last day on Earth. HarperTeen, 2017. PART ONE. They Both Die at the End. The novel opens with Mateo Torrez receiving an alert from Death-Cast: today he will die. Death-Cast. I was browsing the classroom library of Lori Vincent, AP Language and Composition teacher, and stumbled upon this quote. THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END should be an incredibly sad book about dying, but instead it's a manual on how to live. THEY BOTH DIE AT THE END should be an incredibly sad book about dying, but instead it's a manual on how to live. Thanks to an app called Last Friend, they find each other and commit to spend their day in the best way possible-whatever that means. He laments the missed opportunities and regrets spending so much time alone in his room. September 5, 2017. I thought that this had to be a spoiler, it just had to be. Preparing to leave the house, he quickly retreats back inside, already afraid of what the day will bring. The date is September 5, 2017 and Mateo Torrez and Rufus Emeterio are both going to die. Thanks to an app called Last Friend, they find each other and commit to spend their day in the best way possible-whatever that means. MATEO TORREZ. 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